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IE 8

  • 13-07-2009 1:16pm
    #1
    whitelightrider
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,100 ✭✭✭


    Folks,

    Is it just me or are there serious problems with IE8?
    Mine keeps hanging when Im opening up another tab, and comes up as Not Responding. Driving me nuts. I have AVG installed aswell and thought this might be slowing it down.


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  • #2
    cpu-dude
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,089 ✭✭✭cpu-dude


    whitelightrider wrote: »
    Folks,

    Is it just me or are there serious problems with IE8?
    Mine keeps hanging when Im opening up another tab, and comes up as Not Responding. Driving me nuts. I have AVG installed aswell and thought this might be slowing it down.
    It's the browser. I highly recommend using Firefox instead, you won't regret it.

    http://getfirefox.com/


  • #3
    whitelightrider
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,100 ✭✭✭whitelightrider


    cpu-dude wrote: »
    It's the browser. I highly recommend using Firefox instead, you won't regret it.

    http://getfirefox.com/

    Thats all I needed to hear. Its been driving me insane.


  • #4
    cpu-dude
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,089 ✭✭✭cpu-dude


    whitelightrider wrote: »
    Thats all I needed to hear. Its been driving me insane.
    Another very handy tip is to set the Internet Explorer proxy to 127.0.0.1 with Port 0. This way, nothing bad can ever come onto your computer via Internet Explorer itself (and trust me, 95% of the stuff does come from it due to Active X's and poor Add-On support.


  • #5
    Seifer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,265 ✭✭✭Seifer


    whitelightrider wrote: »
    Folks,

    Is it just me or are there serious problems with IE8?
    Mine keeps hanging when Im opening up another tab, and comes up as Not Responding. Driving me nuts. I have AVG installed aswell and thought this might be slowing it down.

    So weird, I was browsing around for info on Google Chrome as I have officially given up on IE8. Such a retarded bug that I cannot believe they haven't patched out at this stage.


  • #6
    mukki
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,669 ✭✭✭mukki


    never had a problem with IE8, its even working fine on my p3 600mhz laptop

    have you disabled 3rd party extensions in advanced settings


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  • #7
    Seifer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,265 ✭✭✭Seifer


    mukki wrote: »
    never had a problem with IE8, its even working fine on my p3 600mhz laptop

    have you disabled 3rd party extensions in advanced settings

    It's been a problem since day one and it's a known issue. A quick google will show you that a lot of users suffer from this dead tab issue.

    I downloaded chrome last night and there's no poxy favourites button? FFS google, just because Microsoft has it doesn't mean it's a bad idea.


  • #8
    Diddy Kong
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 937 ✭✭✭Diddy Kong


    Seifer wrote: »
    It's been a problem since day one and it's a known issue. A quick google will show you that a lot of users suffer from this dead tab issue.

    I downloaded chrome last night and there's no poxy favourites button? FFS google, just because Microsoft has it doesn't mean it's a bad idea.

    Eh there is!!! Check here for some more information. Have been using it at home since it was out...but still jump back to Firefox for some things. Miss the plug-ins.


  • #9
    Seifer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,265 ✭✭✭Seifer


    Diddy Kong wrote: »
    Eh there is!!! Check here for some more information. Have been using it at home since it was out...but still jump back to Firefox for some things. Miss the plug-ins.

    No, there isn't.
    Yes, there are ways to access your favourites. There is however no single button on the left side of the screen that when clicked shows a list of your favourites (like IE and firefox have). The only option is to display their manky favourites bar and then use the "other bookmarks" on the extreme right side of the screen (which can't be moved).

    I don't get why they haven't put it in because from googling around it seems to have been an issue since launch.


  • #10
    Seifer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,265 ✭✭✭Seifer


    Incase anyone is interested, I figured out a way to get close enough to what I wanted.
    If you create a new folder in bookmarks, it will be planted on the left side of the bookmarks bar and you can dump all your favourites in there and it will behave like the IE favourites button. It's a pity you have to waste space displaying the whole bar to do this though.


  • #11
    Ilap7
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9 ✭Ilap7


    whitelightrider wrote: »
    Folks,

    Is it just me or are there serious problems with IE8?
    Mine keeps hanging when Im opening up another tab, and comes up as Not Responding. Driving me nuts. I have AVG installed aswell and thought this might be slowing it down.

    No, it's not AVG. I have the same problem with opening up another tab and crashing or not responding.
    I have Vista on both computers and on both is the same problem with this browser.
    I don't use really IE. I prefer Firefox and Google Chrome.


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  • #12
    marko91
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,030 ✭✭✭marko91


    whitelightrider wrote: »
    Folks,

    Is it just me or are there serious problems with IE8?
    Mine keeps hanging when Im opening up another tab, and comes up as Not Responding. Driving me nuts. I have AVG installed aswell and thought this might be slowing it down.


    yep ur right....it freezes alot uhh i wish i wasnt too lazy to downgrade back to IE7:o


  • #13
    Firefox10
    Closed Accounts Posts: 299 ✭✭Firefox10


    I basically have stopped using IE8 now as it's too slow and keeps crashing on me. (using Vista Sp 2) Firefox 3.5 beats the rest of them hands down.


  • #14
    LEIN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,936 ✭✭✭LEIN


    Problem still not fixed.

    *Goes off to find a browser that works*


  • #15
    marko91
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,030 ✭✭✭marko91


    i been using IE8 since it came out its sooo crap! freezes n shuts down for no reason:mad:IE7 was better! and i noticed yesterday i signed into boards from firebox and alot of people had them sig's thigns under their posts...on IE8 ya cant see them:confused:


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